San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-30
BRIEF MENTION.

James Speed. who was Lincoln's at
torney general, IL SIN practtcing law IN
Louisville, Ky, Mt the age OF eighty.
Two OF tho wealthicst Epl cOpal
churches In New York, Grace and Trim
ity. have determined TO make their
pews free to the public.
The death Of the Chisholm, in Edin-
burg, on April 9ih. terminates the male
line Of the Conan branch OF the Chisholm
clan, who have been the chiefs for some
700 years.
Official sta,iatiCs show that far less
WAS eaten and drank In Paris last wear,
than In 80 and that the consumption
Of provisions has steadily declined ever
since 1881.
The last surviving grandson Of the
great TyTOlese patriot, AndTeas H"ier,
viz Karl Franz Josef Won HOier,is dead.
The grandfather was shot at Mantua. BY
order Of Napoleon |, In 1903.
Chicago money lenders do not all have
hearts Of stone. O..t OF them, who had q
mortgage OF 500 on a Widows sewing
machine, let her of after she paid inter-
est amounting 10 Sl73.
The London Globe Is authority for an
East Indian story, TO the effect that a
Young Calcutta lady answered iele-
graphic proposal OF marriage from an
Allshabad admirer by 600 words OF nom
committal explanation.
The general Indifference which pre-
walls when constitutional amendments
are up for adoption showed itself In CAL
lfornia this week, when only jl,U3S votes
were pOlled. Last fall the total vote
was l95, 42.
NJ. Talne, the eminent French critic,
is angry at the yohemenGg OF the abuse
to which he is subjected apropOs of his
recent work on Napoleon BoEaparte
One Partisan way describes Nj. Taine as
being In n state OF dependency because
the Princess Mathllde sent him a card
Inscribed with the letters up. i. c."
which Interpreted mean Get out" or
"POur prenure congo"
James II. Mari, chief clerk of the first
assistant pOstmasteT generals Office. l.
diving. With the exception OF Lindsay
Muse, the colored duOTkeeper of the see
Rotary of the navy, Mari has been in the
continuous service OF the government
for longer period than any one now
living He obtained a clerkship In the
pOstOfliCe department in 1881, when An
drew jackson was president. He has
served under % pOstmasters general.
A plebisCiIe on the question of the
liquor traffic was recently taken In GIas-
Cow and LIS suburbs. There were H.
246 househOlders in favor of the people
having complete control Of the liquor
traffic by their votes and $3.50 against;
81 ,904 were In favor of entire prohibition
and l9,4ll against; II Az were favorable
to reduction in the present number Of
licensed houses ana 959l against; IS 302
were opposed and II, 235 not opposed to
all new licenses.
The Massachusetts senate has killed
the bill to restrict licenses 10 sell liquor
to n certain ratio to population. fhe
bill, rs it passed the house, only permit
ted ore license to every 800 people. the
senate unanimously allowed Boston, by
amendment, one license 10 every 80
people, which would give the city 1000
licenses, against $500 actually issued
last year. The vote upon the bill, both
upon its passage to 4 third reading Wed
nesday and upOn reconsideration Thurs
day. was tied (Which is virtually mega
tivc), and President BOardmau, upon
both days, voted In the Negative.